233-239: Even more Mars

Life on Mars? New Data Reveal Places to Search | Science Blog:

Mars Express, Europe's first mission to the Red Planet, has generated a slew of new data about the mineral composition of the planet's dry, dramatic surface. In six new papers published online by the journal Science, an international team reveals clues about the planet's past hidden in the rock.

Brown University geoscientist John Mustard co-authored three of the Mars papers, currently published on the Science Express Web site. Mustard said this research shows areas that contain water or may have otherwise been amenable to life forms millions of years ago.

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